Re: Hermetic View of Eyesight Loss

["David Yeh" <ldreamr@...>]

Hi Dan,

I too have explored the Bates method and noticed some similarities 
between Bates and Bardon. Based on my limited experience, I've found 
that many aspects of the mental exercises coincide with aspects of 
the Bates method. For instance, Bates' idea that you can only see or 
think of one thing clearly at a time is similar in some respects to 
thought discipline: my mind is always all over the place and I find 
that when I am more in the present, this eases stress on my eyes and 
vision as well. The subtext being that this only works if you are 
not exerting effort; Bates talks about "voluntary" and "involuntary 
concentration," the former being unhealthy because it involves 
forcing the mind, which is counterproductive and generates tension. 
Overall, it seems to me from my reading and experience that the 
relaxing and disciplining of the mind is strongly correlated to the 
restoration of good vision.

I don't know anything about the Hermetic view of eyesight loss per se 
so I'll stop there in case this wasn't where you're wanting to go 
with your question.


David